Quinault Indian Nation Land Transfer Act passed the Senate 519 days after introduction and awaits a vote in the House
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 102 words.
Quinault Indian Nation Land Transfer Act This bill administratively transfers approximately 72 acres of specified lands in Washington from the U.S. Forest Service to the Department of the Interior. Interior must take this land into trust for the benefit of the Quinault Indian Nation. Land taken into trust shall be part of the tribe's reservation. The bill prohibits gaming on the land taken into trust. The bill requires Interior, for purposes of taking the land into trust, to meet the disclosure requirements for hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants, without otherwise being required to remediate or abate those hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants.
- Committees
- Senate Indian Affairs Committee
- Policy area
- Native Americans: 73 of 1,099 bills became law, 113th–118th (6.6%)
- Sponsor
- 5 of 205 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 3, from introduced in senate to engrossed in senate · 362 words
- Subjects
- Federal-Indian relationsIndian lands and resources rightsLand transfersWashington State
- Latest action
- Oct 5, 2026: Held at the desk.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Related, per CRS or House · 1
- 119th H.R. 2389 Quinault Indian Nation Land Transfer Act D · Passed one chamber